Originally Posted by wrk101

Any decent road bike, in a hot market like Seattle, at the $150 price point, is not going to last long enough to get an answer to: "Hey, is this one a good deal?" Every market has its price point where even crap sells pretty quickly. If you have a small budget, MOVE fast. If you have a bigger budget, move up in price range. There is usually a second, higher price level, where the good stuff just doesn't move, even if it is a deal. As a result, some of the BEST deals are at higher prices.